Persian Name Generator

Iranian first names and surnames, ancient and modern

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Generate real Persian (Farsi) names, from Shahnameh heroes like Rostam and Sohrab to everyday modern Iranian names like Nima Rahimi and Sara Ahmadi. Includes given names with meanings-based origins and authentic surnames ending in -i, -pour, -zadeh, and -nejad.

About persian names

Persian names draw on two deep wells. The older one is pre-Islamic Iran: the Achaemenid kings (Cyrus/Kourosh, Darius/Dariush, Xerxes/Khashayar), the Sasanian rulers (Ardeshir, Shapur, Anoushiravan), and above all Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, the eleventh-century epic that gave Iranians heroes like Rostam, Sohrab, Siavash, Kaveh, and heroines like Tahmineh, Rudabeh, Manijeh, and Gordafarid. Zoroastrian and nature names belong to this layer too: Anahita, Mitra, Bahram, Mehrdad, and Azar all predate Islam by centuries. The second well is Arabic-Islamic: Mohammad, Ali, Hossein, Reza, Fatemeh, Zahra, and Maryam are among the most common names in Iran today.

Modern Persian given names are often single words with a clear meaning: Omid (hope), Shirin (sweet), Setareh (star), Bahar (spring), Nasrin (wild rose), Arman (ideal), Nima (fair). Farsi surnames arrived by law in 1925 and were usually built from a father's name, town, or trade plus a suffix: -i (Ahmadi, Tehrani, Shirazi), -zadeh meaning "born of" (Alizadeh), -pour meaning "son of" (Hosseinpour), or -nejad meaning "of the lineage" (Ahmadinejad).

The list here mixes given names, full names with real Iranian surnames, and a handful of well-known cultural figures for reference. Transliteration varies, so Niloufar, Nilufar, and Niloofar are all the same name; pick one spelling and stay consistent within a project.

Tips for choosing a name

  • Choose the layer that fits your setting: Shahnameh and Achaemenid names (Rostam, Kourosh, Tahmineh) for epic or ancient stories, Arabic-Islamic names (Mohammad, Zahra, Hossein) for realistic contemporary characters, and nature names (Bahar, Setareh, Laleh) for either.
  • Build a surname with the standard suffixes: take a name or city and add -i, -zadeh, -pour, or -nejad (Karimi, Rezazadeh, Alipour, Sohrabnejad).
  • Double-barrelled given names are common for men in modern Iran, especially Amir Hossein, Mohammad Reza, and Ali Reza; use them for a realistic feel.
  • Persian names are not the same as Arabic names: avoid Arabic-only surnames like Al-Rashid, and remember Farsi has no definite article "al-".
  • Diaspora spellings differ from Iranian passport spellings (Darius vs. Dariush, Cyrus vs. Kourosh); a character raised in Los Angeles or London might use the Western form.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Persian, Iranian, and Farsi names?

They largely overlap. Persian refers to the language and culture, Farsi is the native name for the Persian language, and Iranian refers to citizens of Iran, who may also be Azeri, Kurdish, Baluch, or Arab. A Persian name is one used by Persian speakers, whether ancient or modern.

How do Persian surnames work?

Hereditary surnames were mandated in Iran in 1925. Most were formed from a father's name, a hometown, or an occupation plus a suffix such as -i (Tehrani), -zadeh (Alizadeh), -pour (Hosseinpour), or -nejad (Ahmadinejad). Women keep their surname after marriage.

Are Persian names Muslim names?

Many are, since Arabic-Islamic names like Mohammad, Ali, Fatemeh, and Zahra are very common in Iran, but a large share are pre-Islamic Persian names such as Kourosh, Dariush, Anahita, and Rostam that carry no religious meaning. Iranians freely use both.

Can I use these names for a fictional character or a business?

Yes. Names cannot be copyrighted. A few entries are famous living or historical people, such as Shirin Ebadi or Asghar Farhadi, so avoid using those for characters who might be confused with them.

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  • Amir
  • Yasmin
  • Darius
  • Leila
  • Cyrus
  • Soraya
  • Reza
  • Parisa
  • Kaveh
  • Nasrin
  • Rostam
  • Shirin
  • Omid
  • Mitra
  • Farhad
  • Niloufar
  • Bahram
  • Zahra
  • Kian
  • Mahsa
  • Arash
  • Farah
  • Mehdi
  • Laleh
  • Sohrab
  • Azadeh
  • Kamran
  • Azar
  • Navid
  • Roya
  • Dariush
  • Elham
  • Shahrokh
  • Maryam
  • Ramin
  • Golnaz
  • Behzad
  • Shadi
  • Hooman
  • Sahar
  • Bijan
  • Pari
  • Firouz
  • Mina
  • Jamshid
  • Taraneh
  • Keyvan
  • Sepideh
  • Parviz
  • Negin
  • Saeed
  • Homa
  • Nima
  • Simin
  • Roozbeh
  • Rana
  • Ardeshir
  • Neda
  • Manuchehr
  • Afsaneh
  • Farshad
  • Shabnam
  • Shahin
  • Mandana
  • Pouya
  • Fatemeh
  • Babak
  • Ghazal
  • Siavash
  • Ziba
  • Hossein
  • Vida
  • Arman
  • Nasim
  • Peyman
  • Mahnaz
  • Ashkan
  • Sanaz
  • Hamid
  • Parvin
  • Sina
  • Marjan
  • Pedram
  • Pouneh
  • Maziar
  • Shiva
  • Morteza
  • Nazanin
  • Arya
  • Banafsheh
  • Farzad
  • Nooshin
  • Shahram
  • Setareh
  • Khosrow
  • Roxana
  • Vahid
  • Parastoo
  • Touraj
  • Mehrnoosh
  • Fereydoun
  • Bahar
  • Kourosh
  • Mahvash
  • Iraj
  • Anahita
  • Houshang
  • Zohreh
  • Sasan
  • Monir
  • Xerxes
  • Esfandiar
  • Nahid
  • Siamak
  • Soudabeh
  • Karim
  • Ali
  • Mohammad
  • Sara
  • Hasti
  • Aida
  • Kimia
  • Melika
  • Yasna
  • Termeh
  • Delaram
  • Tina
  • Nika
  • Diba
  • Ava
  • Mahtab
  • Nastaran
  • Golshan
  • Forough
  • Simorgh
  • Tahmineh
  • Rudabeh
  • Manijeh
  • Farangis
  • Gordafarid
  • Katayoun
  • Faranak
  • Zal
  • Kay Khosrow
  • Kay Kavus
  • Fereydun
  • Goshtasp
  • Bijan-e Giv
  • Giv
  • Gudarz
  • Tous
  • Bahman
  • Hormoz
  • Shapur
  • Anoushiravan
  • Mehrdad
  • Mehran
  • Farrokh
  • Kambiz
  • Behrouz
  • Behnam
  • Behrang
  • Bardia
  • Ehsan
  • Erfan
  • Milad
  • Payam
  • Parsa
  • Radin
  • Sam
  • Amir Hossein Ahmadi
  • Reza Mohammadi
  • Ali Hosseini
  • Mohammad Rezaei
  • Sara Karimi
  • Zahra Moradi
  • Fatemeh Jafari
  • Maryam Rahimi
  • Nima Ebrahimi
  • Arash Sadeghi
  • Kian Mousavi
  • Parisa Nazari
  • Shirin Rostami
  • Leila Ghasemi
  • Farhad Kazemi
  • Omid Akbari
  • Nazanin Heydari
  • Behzad Salehi
  • Mahsa Bagheri
  • Sohrab Tehrani
  • Darius Farahani
  • Roya Esfahani
  • Kaveh Shirazi
  • Yasmin Tabrizi
  • Babak Kermani
  • Sepideh Yazdi
  • Ramin Hamedani
  • Golnaz Kashani
  • Peyman Sharifi
  • Neda Alizadeh
  • Bijan Hassanzadeh
  • Setareh Mohammadzadeh
  • Kourosh Rezazadeh
  • Anahita Alipour
  • Mehdi Hosseinpour
  • Laleh Mehrpour
  • Siavash Ahmadinejad
  • Azadeh Sohrabnejad
  • Kamran Pahlavi
  • Soraya Farmanfarmaian
  • Shahram Bakhtiari
  • Simin Daneshvar
  • Forough Farrokhzad
  • Sohrab Sepehri
  • Ahmad Shamlou
  • Nima Yushij
  • Parvin Etesami
  • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Asghar Farhadi
  • Golshifteh Farahani
  • Taraneh Alidoosti
  • Shohreh Aghdashloo
  • Marjane Satrapi
  • Maryam Mirzakhani
  • Shirin Ebadi
  • Hooman Majd
  • Behrouz Vossoughi
  • Googoosh
  • Mohsen Namjoo
  • Dariush Eghbali
  • Ebi Hamedi
  • Alireza
  • Amin
  • Amirali
  • Arian
  • Arsalan
  • Arshia
  • Arvin
  • Ata
  • Aydin
  • Bahador
  • Barbod
  • Behdad
  • Behrad
  • Behnood
  • Borna
  • Danial
  • Davood
  • Ebrahim
  • Emad
  • Esmaeil
  • Farbod
  • Fardin
  • Farid
  • Farhang
  • Farshid
  • Farzan
  • Farzin
  • Ghasem
  • Habib
  • Hadi
  • Hamed
  • Hamidreza
  • Hesam
  • Homayoun
  • Hootan
  • Iman
  • Jafar
  • Jahangir
  • Jalal
  • Javad
  • Javid
  • Kamyar
  • Kasra
  • Khashayar
  • Kiarash
  • Kianoush
  • Kiumars
  • Koosha
  • Mahan
  • Mahyar
  • Majid
  • Mani
  • Mansour
  • Masoud
  • Mehrab
  • Mehrzad
  • Mohsen
  • Mojtaba
  • Mostafa
  • Nader
  • Naser
  • Nariman
  • Nikan
  • Parham
  • Pejman
  • Pirooz
  • Pouria
  • Rahim
  • Rashid
  • Rasoul
  • Sadegh
  • Sajad
  • Salar
  • Saman
  • Sattar
  • Sepehr
  • Shahab
  • Shahriar
  • Shayan
  • Shervin
  • Soheil
  • Soroush
  • Taha
  • Yashar
  • Yasin
  • Yazdan
  • Yousef
  • Ardalan
  • Ardavan
  • Arsham
  • Artin
  • Bozorgmehr
  • Dara
  • Darab
  • Farnam
  • Farzam
  • Garshasp
  • Hirad
  • Hamoon
  • Mehrbod
  • Nozar
  • Piran
  • Shahrooz
  • Sirous
  • Tahmoures
  • Zartosht
  • Afarin
  • Afsoon
  • Ahoo
  • Anousheh
  • Arezoo
  • Armita
  • Asal
  • Atefeh
  • Atousa
  • Azin
  • Bahareh
  • Bita
  • Darya
  • Delara
  • Donya
  • Dorsa
  • Elaheh
  • Elnaz
  • Elmira
  • Fariba
  • Farideh
  • Farnaz
  • Farnoosh
  • Farzaneh
  • Fereshteh
  • Firoozeh
  • Ghazaleh
  • Giti
  • Golara
  • Golnar
  • Golrokh
  • Hanieh
  • Hedieh
  • Helia
  • Hengameh
  • Hoda
  • Homeira
  • Jaleh
  • Kiana
  • Ladan
  • Mahboubeh
  • Mahdieh
  • Mahin
  • Mahshid
  • Mahya
  • Marzieh
  • Masoumeh
  • Mehrangiz
  • Mehri
  • Melina
  • Minoo
  • Mojgan
  • Mona
  • Nahal
  • Narges
  • Nava
  • Nazgol
  • Nazila
  • Negar
  • Nikoo
  • Parand
  • Parmis
  • Parnian
  • Parvaneh
  • Pegah
  • Poupak
  • Raha
  • Roshanak
  • Saba
  • Samaneh
  • Samira
  • Sarina
  • Sarvenaz
  • Sayeh
  • Setayesh
  • Shaghayegh
  • Shahla
  • Shahnaz
  • Shahrzad
  • Sheida
  • Shermin
  • Shideh
  • Shokoufeh
  • Sholeh
  • Sogand
  • Somayeh
  • Sousan
  • Tahereh
  • Tannaz
  • Tara
  • Toktam
  • Yalda
  • Yasaman
  • Yekta
  • Zari
  • Zeynab
  • Zhaleh
  • Gelareh
  • Golbahar
  • Golpari
  • Mahrokh
  • Anahid
  • Arnavaz
  • Shahrnaz
  • Sindokht
  • Gordiyeh
  • Banu Goshasp
  • Purandokht
  • Azarmidokht
  • Kasandan
  • Afrasiab
  • Garsivaz
  • Zahhak
  • Kay Qobad
  • Lohrasp
  • Fariborz
  • Gostaham
  • Forud
  • Zavareh
  • Faramarz
  • Barzu
  • Bahram Chubin
  • Yazdegerd
  • Kavad
  • Hormizd
  • Peroz
  • Mazdak
  • Kartir
  • Ardashir Babakan
  • Amirreza Rahmani
  • Alireza Nikzad
  • Abbas Ghorbani
  • Hamed Taheri
  • Javad Rajabi
  • Milad Rasouli
  • Saman Abbasi
  • Sepehr Bahrami
  • Shayan Amini
  • Soroush Zamani
  • Yousef Zarei
  • Danial Yousefi
  • Erfan Asgari
  • Farid Soltani
  • Hadi Ranjbar
  • Iman Norouzi
  • Kasra Nouri
  • Mahan Naderi
  • Majid Mirzaei
  • Masoud Mohseni
  • Mohsen Mokhtari
  • Mostafa Momeni
  • Nader Kalantari
  • Parham Kiani
  • Pouria Kamali
  • Sadegh Jalali
  • Salar Hashemi
  • Shahab Habibi
  • Arsalan Haghighi
  • Behrad Ghaffari
  • Farshid Fazeli
  • Homayoun Eslami
  • Jalal Emami
  • Kamyar Davoudi

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